Weekly market update / outlook and weekly Bitcoin news:

• Top stories this week
• Federal Reserve launches Fednow for instant payments - JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and 33 banks onboard
• BRICS interest soars:  40+ countries seek membership as de-dollarization efforts grow
• SEC says XRP ruling in Ripple case 'wrongly decided' - signals appeal
• Canadians are having crypto stolen from their homes, police say
• Bitfinex hackers agree to forfeit billions in Bitcoin plea deal
• RFK jr. vows to back dollar with Bitcoin, exempt BTC from taxes
• BlackRock ETF will be 'big rubber yes stamp' for Bitcoin - Charles Edwards
• Binance implements lightning network support for Bitcoin transactions
• Don't expect meaningful adoption, we should accept that Bitcoin is not for everyone
• Check out this week's substack:  "Building a Resilient Retirement Portfolio:  Embracing Hard Assets and Bitcoin"

 

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Mentioned in this week's Podcast:

https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/sec-reviews-ripple-ruling-us-bill-seeks-control-over-defi-and-more-hodlers-digest-july-16-22/

https://news.bitcoin.com/federal-reserve-launches-fednow-for-instant-payments-jpmorgan-wells-fargo-and-33-banks-onboard/

https://news.bitcoin.com/brics-interest-soars-40-countries-seek-membership-as-de-dollarization-efforts-grow/

https://news.bitcoin.com/sec-says-xrp-ruling-in-ripple-case-wrongly-decided-signals-appeal/

https://decrypt.co/149475/canada-crypto-stolen-homes-police

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitfinex-hackers-agree-forfeit-billions-162708099.html

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/07/19/us-presidential-candidate-rfk-jr-vows-to-exempt-crypto-from-capital-gains-tax-if-elected/

https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-interview-charles-edwards

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/binance-implements-lightning-network-support-for-bitcoin-transactions

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/dont-expect-everyone-to-embrace-bitcoin

https://bitcoinfortress.substack.com/p/building-a-resilient-retirement-portfolio